The Nutcracker Prince

The Nutcracker: Live On the 26th of November, 2016, I had the wonderful opportunity to witness the Colorado Ballet Orchestra perform the nutcracker live. The concert was at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, and the phenomenal symphony was led by Adam Flatt. This was my first ever classical concert as well as concert, and I was not disappointed. The performance was wonderful, and the opera house was beautiful. The Nutcracker performance was one hour and fifty minutes long, therefore

Becca barged through the doors of the Opera House weighed down by a heavy ballet tote, a substantially stuffed garment bag, and an oversized platter of peanut butter cup cookies. She moved steadily in the direction of the designated cookie drop-off. When she finally got to the changing room, only a few other girls had arrived. Miss Claudine was in the back of the room talking on her cell. She waved at Becca. “I’m so excited!” Abby cried. “I can’t believe it’s finally here,” Shannon added with a

the holiday season with their fifty-seventh annual performance of the The Nutcracker - based on E.T.A. Hoffman’s famous enchanting fable The Nutcracker and the Mouse King - at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House at Denver Center for the Performing Arts. The Colorado Ballet's production of The Nutcracker is one of the most successfully performed renditions of the classic in the country; winning the Goldstar National Nutcracker Award in 2016. Artistic Director, Gill Boggs, gave us a performance brimming

Pyotr Tchaikovsky was one of the most loved composers in Russia. On May 7, 1840, in Votkinsk in the Vyatka region of Russia, Tchaikovsky was born to a middle class family and was the second son of Lieutenant Colonel Ilya Petrovich Tchaikovsky, chief mine inspector of the Kamsko-Votkinsk mines and metallurgical. Not much is said about Tchaikovsky mother, but we do know that she, Alexandra Andreyevna, was the second wife out of three, had an ear for music and played the piano, she was able to speak

Each year, it is a tradition within my family to see “The Nutcracker” at Christmastime. “The Nutcracker” is a ballet about a young German girl, Clara, who dreams of a Nutcracker Prince and a battle with a Mouse King, that was helped to be made famous by a Russian composer, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Along with “The Nutcracker”, Tchaikovsky composed the works from two other popular ballets, “Swan Lake” and “Sleeping Beauty”. Tchaikovsky and his compositions played a major role in changing and shaping

works. When the key is turned, the melody flows angelically through my small room, and I feel as if I am not longer present—instead, I am swept away to a wonderous, snowy world with enchanting dancers. My only connection to Tchaikovsky let alone The Nutcracker is a ballerina figurine that I left back home. I did not have a clue what to expect, but I could barely contain my excitement. Prior to the concert, we had covered Tchaikovsky in

The Nutcracker ballet is an important piece of the holiday seasons. The story and the music that is performed never changed over the years but people love to recreate it and add their own ideas to it. This semester I attended a performance of the Nutcracker presented by Kingwood Dance Theatre at Atascocita High School Theatre. The music that was used for the ballet came from Peter Tchaikovsky, from the romantic era, and the original choreography of this performance was first created by John Adamson

neoclassical, and contemporary ballet. Romantic ballets often shows dancer’s on Pointe with tutus… your stereotypical ballerina. Classical ballet is sought to be more of traditional technique. Some examples of classical ballet are Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and Sleeping Beauty. Neoclassical ballet is a style that utilizes classical ballet technique. In this style of ballet there is no clear plot, costumes or scenery. Finally, contemporary ballet allows for any style to influence a choreography, however

music being played has. Ballets are very interesting to me. The audience is able to enjoy the music being played as it is telling a story, and being acted out through the performer’s body language. In the two ballets, The Rite of Spring and The Nutcracker, a great story is told in both referencing the many great dynamics music has. These two specific ballets are written by different composers, and each one of them have certain conditions they were written under. As well as different receptions, popularity

Two dance instructors, nine “snowflakes,” Little Klara, Snow Queen, and the Prince; this is a typical cast (of a practice) (for “Snow”) (at the Yocum Institute for the Arts) (for the Nutcracker Twist.) They have been vigorously practicing and preparing for this since the beginning of August, and the year before they started (from scratch starting in June) and going (on through November) and part (of December to prepare this performance.) Pointe and ballet shoes, bobby pins, skirts, leotards, tights